Working in the walled garden
We are a community coop based in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, UK. We provide locally grown food for people in the Thornbury area. We have a committee, a constitution and a business plan.
As a Coop we also have a set of Primary rules (PDF, 340KB) and we are currently developing our Secondary rules.
We started out as a partnership between Sustainable Thornbury and the Sheiling School, Thornbury, but we are now a separate organisation.
Courgettes and tomatoes
The idea behind the scheme is called Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). In a CSA, the farmers and consumers work closely together; the farmer gets a guaranteed market for the crop while the consumers know how the food was grown and pay a modest price for local food.
We want to support local farmers and ensure they make a decent living and know they can sell the food they grow. The veg is mostly grown to biodynamic standards, which roughly means organic plus a bit more.
The Donkey Shed, where members collect their veg
We have received grant support from South Gloucestershire Council, for which we are very grateful.
We have a printable leaflet (PDF 1.4MB).